I vehemently disagree with most of the comments made in this thread, it is not just uninsured drivers that are the actual cause of the problems, it's also the combined faults of :

1) The Government for being so indecisive and smothering everyone with unwanted rules, regulations and pathetic enforced laws in the first instance.

2) The courts for being so toothless in not having the backbone to enforce any meaningful punishments, who are also really out of touch with the thoughts of the general public at large. They are incidentally paid by the public to protect the public interest, of which they are failing to do, otherwise the problem would almost disappear overnight.

3) Followed by the greedy insurance companies who will use any excuse in the book to jump on the bandwagon in order to increase the premiums along with their profits, all taxed, additionally refusing to pay claims whenever they make or find a loophole, - not just limited to younger drivers either.?

Some of you won't like this, but the truth hurts.

Me and my mates got that cheesed off with struggling & constantly trying to stay within the law to have limited legal use of our menial motors, which we found was impossible and totally unaffordable due to the above Red tape and official policies. Instead we were therefore radically forced into changing our outlook and attitude, which has meant we don't give a toss about what happens anymore and use the live for today motto type attitude, instead of worrying about what happens tomorrow.

What we do is borrow motors for the night and just drive them into the ground, there's no worry about tax, insurance, MOT costs or anything even petrol if you make sure the gauge is well up before you borrow it. The beauty of this is when or if, we ever get caught by the fuzz that we can just cry disadvantaged poor kids from a rough neighbourhood housing estate with nothing else better to do in life.

The authorities and the do-gooder's like mugs all believe our protests, if we are really unlucky all we will get is a supervision order or a binding over (snigger), it's laughable it really is.!

One of my mates got youth custody for Six months after his Fifth conviction, he lead the fuzz on a Thirteen - (unlucky as he got caught) mile chase in a beemer M3 through gardens, parks and the city centre, as I said he got youth custody and whilst he was in this cosy institution fitted with TV, pool tables, gym, sauna etc. and got better food than he got at home, they then sent him on a rehabilitation holiday to Spain, can you believe it.? So we are all trying to get the same cushy treatment for ourselves now we know we can also get this. !

I suspect most of you will be outraged by this attitude but that's the way it has become for us, if you're ever up the northmoor area look out, there's a uninsured driver about in a borrowed high performance motor and --- he's comin at ya.!

Only way I see round this is :

1) Get a new Government that actually listens to what the majority of people want.

2) Shake up the mouldy old judicial system to make it enforce punitive action that is in line with the crime, replace the dreary old fart magistrates with people who know what they are doing and who will pass convictions in accordance with what the public demands.

3) Remove the incentive or opportunity from insurance companies to jump on the gravy train. Develop a sat nav system that can be incorporated into drivers mobile phones. Then charge young drivers or anone who opts in, on a mileage / time insurance pay as you drive scheme. Or better still let the expensive Government "think tanks" come up with a better solution, they are the ones who are paid vast amounts of cash to come up with possible cures.